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	Ryuichi Sakamoto
		Never one to be satisfied with the status quo, Sakamoto continues to push the envelope of his artistry, marrying genres, styles and technologies for the first time to create new and exciting directions in musical expression.
		Sakamoto's interest in different types of music – jazz, bossa nova, modern classical, dub and gamelan – was evident in his writing for YMO, his own solo albums and – starting in 1983, with Merry Christmas, Mr.
		Sakamoto’s work as a composer for film was recently praised by Billboard, which wrote, “[his] pieces were composed mostly as aural accompaniment to visual events, but they exist on their own as pure music, evocative and compelling without any external program.
	www.sonyclassical.com /artists/sakamoto/adbio.html (1144 words)

	Ryuichi Sakamoto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ryuichi Sakamoto (坂本龍一 Sakamoto Ryūichi, born January 17, 1952, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese musician, composer, producer and actor.
		Sakamoto was married to a Japanese pianist and singer Akiko Yano, collaborating with her on some of her recordings.
		Recently, Ryuichi Sakamoto led a petition with around 75,000 signatures, stating that "whether something is vintage or not is not a matter for government officials to decide".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ryuichi_Sakamoto (747 words)

	Ryuichi Sakamoto - Biography - AOL Music
		Sakamoto's catholic musical tastes exposed him to everyone from the Beatles to Beethoven and John Cage, and he was also heavily influenced by avant-garde filmmaking; he went on to study electronic music at Tokyo's University of Art, and after graduating formed the techno-pop trio Yellow Magic Orchestra.
		While still in the Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sakamoto also issued his first solo effort, 1978's Thousand Knives Of; two years later he returned with B-2 Unit, and the vast differences between the two discs gave a clear indication of the mercurial eclecticism that would define the remainder of his work.
		Sakamoto remained a prolific force in the next decade as well, issuing Intimate in early 1999.
	music.aol.com /artist/ryuichi-sakamoto/121476/biography (396 words)

	Ryuichi Sakamoto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Sakamoto has experimented with - and excelled in - many different musical styles throughout his career, making a name for himself in popular, orchestral, and film music.
		Sakamoto closed 1999 with the opening of his first opera, Life, which boasted seven sold-out performances in September.
		Sakamoto is currently on a world tour in support of his latest release, BTTB, a collection of new solo piano compositions.
	www.ps1.org /cut/volume/sakamoto.html (463 words)

	RYUICHI SAKAMOTO
		Sakamoto may listen to minimalist post-techno bands such as Pan Sonic, but his scores reflect his varied classical and world music influences with their lush expansiveness.
		Sakamoto's theme to Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor, a score that won the composer an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and Grammy, combines the brightness of a traditional Asian melody and the romantic, sweeping textures of a 70-piece orchestra.
		Sakamoto chooses his words carefully, with the precision of a person who describes himself as very technically involved in realizing his vision in the studio.
	mixonline.com /mag/audio_ryuichi_sakamoto/index.html (2882 words)

	ArtandCulture Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In his well-laundered uniform, the stiff yet conflicted Sakamoto cut quite a figure himself as the Japanese concentration camp commandant: an icon was born.
		At nearly 50, Sakamoto is a mature artist whose constant reaching across genres and cultures for inspiration is producing new music from old cadences.
		Sakamoto does not want to be stuck into the mold of the modern Japanese artist wearing fl and carrying a bunch of electronic equipment.
	www.artandculture.com /cgi-bin/WebObjects/ACLive.woa/wa/artist?id=1030 (552 words)

	Ryuichi Sakamoto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Nevertheless, for Sakamoto, who was commissioned to compose the music for the opening ceremonies of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, it was only a matter of time before his interest in both traditional classical music and 20th-century innovators like Cage and Stockhausen led him to attempt a full-scale symphony.
		Sakamoto's interest in DJing is such that he included NYC's illbient specialist DJ Spooky (a/k/a the Subliminal Kid) in the otherwise mostly traditional orchestra that recorded Discord.
		Sakamoto has come to view the cross-genre collaboration with Spooky as a generational summit of sorts.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/music/98/02/19/RYUICHI_SAKAMOTO.html (978 words)

	TIME Magazine: Asian Heroes - Ryuichi Sakamoto
		At a recording studio in Tokyo's forever-young Shibuya district, Ryuichi Sakamoto pushes up the sleeves of his rust-color sweater and leans back in his chair.
		Although still in its planning stages, Sakamoto hopes the collection of artists, writers and musicians he is assembling will soon become a powerful advocate for renewable-energy sources such as windmills and solar power.
		Sakamoto's burgeoning activism is a new chapter in an already illustrious musical career.
	www.time.com /time/asia/2003/heroes/ryuichi_sakamoto.html (453 words)

	Metroactive Music \| Ryuichi Sakamoto
		At one point, Sakamoto's exaggerated chord progressions awaken the ghost of a caped Liberace flying though the orchestra pit, finally settling at the piano to play his kitschy dancing-waters routine in a gold-studded lotus blossom kimono.
		Sakamoto's theme to the opening of the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, "El Mar Mediterrani," is an unfocused hodgepodge of nonsensical marching-band fanfare fluff, and even features DJ Spooky.
		Sakamoto seems to remember the 1980s ad for Geritol that was set to the healthful strains of Satie's First Gymnopédie.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/04.13.00/sakamoto-0014.html (796 words)

	David Sylvian Megastore: Ryuichi Sakamoto Biography
		Sakamoto studied composition and electronic music at Tokyo College of Arts and took a Master of Arts degree in 1976 before forming the Yellow Magic Orchestra with Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi two years later.
		Sakamoto's first solo album One Thousand Knives, was recorded in 1978, but not released until 1982 and only then in Holland.
		Sakamoto also released Cinemage, which featured reworkings of themes from his film soundtracks.
	www.leninimports.com /sakamoto_biog.html (474 words)

	Ryuichi Sakamoto - moto.tronic - Sony Classical - CD w/ bonus DVD
		As a result, Sakamoto has produced a wide body of extraordinary pieces ranging from his award winning The Last Emperor soundtracks to pop excursions with the like of Iggy Pop, David Sylvian, and Bootsy Collins.
		Ryuichi Sakamoto’s importance in the realm of recorded music is interesting and appealing albeit to the fan of sound.
		Not only does Sakamoto’s contribution to the wealth of orchestral music score high marks but also his foray into the exploration and experimental aspects of music is fun.
	www.musictap.net /Reviews/SakamotoRyuichiMotoTronicCD.html (771 words)

	Ryuichi Sakamoto MP3 Downloads - Ryuichi Sakamoto Music Downloads - Ryuichi Sakamoto Music Videos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Sakamoto's catholic musical tastes exposed him to everyone from the Beatles to Beethoven and John Cage, and he was also heavily influenced by avant-garde filmmaking; he went on to study electronic music at Tokyo's University of Art, and after graduating formed the techno-pop trio Yellow Magic Orchestra.
		While still in the Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sakamoto also issued his first solo effort, 1978's Thousand Knives Of; two years later he returned with B-2 Unit, and the vast differences between the two discs gave a clear indication of the mercurial eclecticism that would define the remainder of his work.
		Sakamoto remained a prolific force in the next decade as well, issuing Intimate in early 1999.
	www.mp3.com /ryuichi-sakamoto/artists/100106/summary.html (552 words)

	alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto. insen
		with "insen", alva noto (aka carsten nicolai) and ryuichi sakamoto continue their collaboration which started with "vrioon".
		The debut album released on raster-noton in 2003 was voted record of the year 2004 in the electronica category by british magazine "the wire".
		only the track "berlin" was recorded later, with nicolai and sakamoto together, during a session at nicolai’s studio in berlin.
	www.raster-noton.de /catalog/cdr065.html (397 words)

	HYBRIDMAGAZINE.COM \| REVIEWS \| Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Insen album review
		Ryuichi Sakamoto is an acclaimed composer for both orchestra and film who has an Oscar, a Grammy, and a Golden Globe under his belt for his composition of the music in the film, "The Last Emperor".
		Sakamoto, with his slow and deliberate piano, mixed with the beats and digital sounds of Nicolai, creates an incredibly complex album from the simplicity of the music which has been composed.
		This album, which likely could be confused with one in the new-age genre, tends to break the boundaries of the category and morph into a mixture of organic ambient and dark ambient in the electronica genre.
	www.hybridmagazine.com /reviews/0506/ryuichisakamoto.shtml (652 words)

	RYUICHI SAKAMOTO
		As a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra in the 1970s, Sakamoto (with bassist Haruomi Hosono and drummer Yukihiro Takahashi) recorded albums that topped charts the world over, setting him on a course of experimentation that eventually resulted in award-winning soundtracks as well as collaborations with David Bowie, David Byrne and Caetano Veloso.
		Sakamoto has scored films for Oliver Stone (Wild Palms), Pedro Almodóvar (High Heels) and Brian De Palma (Snake Eyes) and collaborated further with writers such as William S. Burroughs and William Gibson.
		Sakamoto's first album in seven years, Chasm (KAB, 2005) sounds like the work of a 20-something trained in various musical disciplines, ranging from pure noise to serene ambient waves to a mash-up of Brazilian, rap and pop styles.
	remixmag.com /mag/remix_ryuichi_sakamoto/index.html (766 words)

	Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto: insen - PopMatters Music Review
		Ryuichi Sakamoto is one of Japan’s greatest living treasures.
		Sakamoto is best known for his “Neo Geo” fusion of Western and Eastern music; his list of collaborators includes David Sylvian, Towa Tei, Youssou N’Dour, Andy Partridge, Arto Lindsay, and DJ Spooky, to name but a few.
		Sakamoto himself is no stranger to sound design, as his 2004 album Chasm is full of heavily processed acoustics.
	www.popmatters.com /pm/music/reviews/alva_noto_ryuichi_sakamoto_insen (686 words)

	Obscure Sound - Indie Music Blog » RYUICHI SAKAMOTO
		Ryuichi Sakamoto can do it all: synth-pop, classical music, film soundtracks, alternative… his discography collects dozens of genres, particulary a recently founded genre titled “Neo Geo”, which combines Western and Asian music with wordly grooves and melodies to create a truly memorable and unique sound.
		Sakamoto’s claim to fame was first as the founder of the legendary Japanese synth-pop band, Yellow Magic Orchestra, which had several notable successful songs that were well known all over the world.
		Sakamoto has an extensive collection of songs in his discography and most are well worth checking out, regardless of what type of music it is.
	obscuresound.com /?p=147 (455 words)

	AsianWeek: A&E: Ryuichi Sakamoto -- Anything But Basic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Ryuichi Sakamoto has dubbed his latest album, BTTB, an acronym for Back to the Basics, but from the sound of that CD and Cinemage, a collection of the Japanese pop legend’s film score music, his latest direction is anything but a simplistic retreat.
		Musical genres, and mediums, seem to flow together naturally for Sakamoto, who was born in 1952 and presaged the pop-locking cut-and-paste pastiche and sample-slapping diversions of hip-hop.
		Sakamoto and conductor Yutaka Sado augment The Last Emperor’s traditionally Asian melody with the brilliant and romantic textures of a 70-piece orchestra, which was recorded on the composer’s “f” tour of Asia in 1997.
	www.asianweek.com /2000_03_16/ae_sakamoto.html (778 words)

	Ryuichi Sakamoto
		Joining Sakamoto on this new CD are Jaques and Paula Morelenbaum, noted Brazilian musicians who performed and recorded extensively with Jobim in his last decade.
		Ryuichi Sakamoto performs new compositions on solo piano in a special version of B T T B (Back to the Basic) which was released in Japan in 1999.
		Sakamoto on piano is accompanied by a large orchestra in these new arrangements of well-known themes.
	www.ryuichi-sakamoto.com /adhome.html (430 words)

	Ryuichi Sakamoto to Release 'Bricolages' Remix Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		New York (PRWEB via PRWeb) June 28, 2006 -- Academy and Grammy award-winning composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto returned to his electropop roots with the 2005 release of his 15th solo project, Chasm.
		Now Sakamoto has turned the files over to 13 electronic artists for their stunning take on this critically acclaimed release.
		Sakamoto has made a career of crossing musical and technological boundaries and has experimented with, and excelled in, many different musical styles, making a name for himself in popular, orchestral, and film music.
	www.prweb.com /releases/2006/6/prweb404416.htm (438 words)

	Filmtracks: Snake Eyes (Ryuichi Sakamoto)
		Snake Eyes: (Ryuichi Sakamoto) One day I was in the local used CD store, searching through the soundtrack section when I happened upon this title.
		Sakamoto uses a saxophone solo in a rather unorthodox style in "Tyler and Serena," laying stark contrast to the score's predominately string nature.
		Sakamoto opens with a quiet string motif that almost has a heroic feel to it in the beginning.
	www.filmtracks.com /titles/snake_eyes.html (772 words)

	siteSakamoto - A Ryuichi Sakamoto Web Site
		One is Ryuichi's single entitled "LOST CHILD", which he has written and produced for the main theme of a Japanese TV Drama series titled "Eien no Ko", based on the best seller mystery novel "Eien no Ko" by Arata Tendo.
		Ryuichi Sakamoto will be appearing Thursday, March 16, 8:00 p.m., at The Palace, 1735 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA.
		Ryuichi Sakamoto and Sony Classical celebrate the US release of Cinemage and BTTB with a brief solo piano performance/preview at Joe's Pub in NYC on Monday, January 10th.
	www.sitesakamoto.com /whatsnew/whatsnew-2000.html (1624 words)

	Amazon.com: Chasm: Music: Ryuichi Sakamoto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The 15th solo release from Academy and Grammy award-winning composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto.
		Ryuichi Sakamoto's credibility is on the precipice with Chasm, a turgid unlistenable work of crud.
		Ryuichi Sakamoto is a rare example of true talent in electronic music today.
	www.amazon.com /Chasm-Ryuichi-Sakamoto/dp/B0006NI3AA (1106 words)

	Browse by Artist: ALVA NOTO + RYUICHI SAKAMOTO
		Sakamoto begins using the old Karkowski frontal attack but Noto (aka Carsten Nicolai) counters employing the little-used but highly effective Yellow Magic Defense.
		Ivories are tickled, knobs are twiddled and long phrases of white room with fl curtain electronica are pushed across a lovely parquet flooring with a feather duster made of the finest peacock's plumage." German-only vinyl edition of the 2nd Noto/Sakamoto album (CD is released by Asphodel in the US).
		The EP Revep is a continuation of the collaboration of Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto and offers a previously unreleased extract of this musical exchange which started with Vrioon and found its temporary end with the Insen album.
	www.forcedexposure.com /artists/alva.noto.ryuichi.sakamoto.html (348 words)

	Ryuichi Sakamoto: Bricolages - PopMatters Music Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Sakamoto has dabbled in jazz, classical, hip-hop, glitch, synthpop, and rock over the course of a career that spans nearly 30 years, and on his most recent solo work (2004’s Chasm), he merged every single one of those genres into an album that sounds effortless in its freedom.
		Chasm was Sakamoto’s statement on the perils of the world we live in, an uneasy mixture of love and frustration—love for the beauty in the world and its many inhabitants, but frustration over what’s being done to and with it.
		The majority of the remixers have just placed the most recognizable parts of Sakamoto’s work in new contexts, contexts which are at worst distracting and at best easily forgotten.
	www.popmatters.com /pm/music/reviews/ryuichi-sakamoto-bricolages (557 words)

	Amazon.ca: Coda: Music: Ryuichi Sakamoto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Ryuichi Sakamoto is not only a composer, but an arranger.
		This fondness for arranging and rearranging has perhaps reached it's pinnacle with his soundtrack release "Henkaku no Seiki," which has seven versions of a single theme for various instruments--very sweet.
		I bought "Coda" when I was craving more piano music from Ryuichi Sakamoto and was already familiar with his brilliant electronic score for the film "Merry Christmas, Mr.
	www.amazon.ca /Coda-Ryuichi-Sakamoto/dp/B0000073JA (281 words)

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